Highlights
- Johnny Galecki doesn’t believe a spin-off featuring Penny and Leonard would work without the rest of the cast.
- Galecki contemplated ending the show during Season 10 but decided to continue because he believed the writing team had more stories to tell.
- Galecki knew Season 13 wouldn’t be the same without Jim Parsons and felt blindsided by Parsons’ decision to leave without talking to the cast first.
Fans will continue to enjoy reruns of The Big Bang Theory for years to come. However, the show could’ve easily continued on after its 12 seasons given its constant success with CBS. The cast mutually decided to end the show after Jim Parsons announced his departure.
However, there was chatter about a possible spin-off featuring the characters of the show. One in particular centered around Penny and Leonard.
In the following, we’re going to take a closer look at Johnny Galecki’s thoughts on the possible spin-off. The actor was very truthful when assessing the possibility.
In addition, we’ll take a look at how Johnny almost decided to exit the show during season 10. And we’ll reveal his thoughts on a possible season 13 without Jim Parsons.
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Johnny Galecki Said A Spin-Off With Penny And Leonard Wouldn’t Work Without The Rest Of The Cast
Back in 2019, The Big Bang Theory came to an end. It was an emotional moment for the cast, and that was especially true for Johnny Galecki who was a central character on the show from day one. Galecki spoke alongside ET during the series finale party.
Galecki answered several questions, and one of them included the possibility of a spin-off featuring Penny and Leonard. Although this sounded very interesting to fans, Galecki himself just didn’t see things that way.
He tells ET’s Nischelle Turner, “I don’t think so. I think these friends, they share seven different areas of one brain. I don’t think any way you would split them up would work.”
Galecki continues, “Maybe it might work for a little while. Maybe it might work well. But, we need to let what was built here kind of breathe before that’s even considered.”
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The short interview is definitely worth the watch as Galecki also discusses how he was going into plumming just prior to getting an audition for TBBT. We can safely say things worked out for the actor.
Johnny Galecki Contemplated Ending The Show During Season 10
Both Johnny Galecki and Kaley Cuoco did mutually consider ending The Big Bang Theory after ten seasons. However, there was one reason Johnny Galecki didn’t leave, and it was all because of the creative direction. Johnny felt as though the writing team still had stories to tell. Therefore, he made the decision to continue on.
“We’re very much talking about [the show’s future] right now, and it seems that the writers are very confident and excited that they can write some more after this year, which is an incredible testament to them.”
“If they’re confident that they can do more, then I know that we’re still having a great time with it on stage, so hopefully a bit longer,” he said.
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Johnny Galecki Knew Season 13 Of TBBT Wouldn’t Be The Same Without Jim Parsons
Johnny Galecki understood the decision to end The Big Bang Theory. However, the actor wasn’t prepared for the way it all came about. Johnny felt blindsided by Parsons’ decision at the time, given that he wasn’t approached prior.
“It could have been handled better. We’re a family; have a conversation,” Galecki revealed.
“And I don’t even disagree with how Jim felt, because in many ways, I felt the same way. I just disagreed with how it was managed.” “I was shocked. We were just blindsided that day. And not necessarily shocked by Jim’s decision, but that he hadn’t had that conversation with his castmates first to prepare us.”
Galecki was also asked about potentially shooting season 13 without Sheldon. However, the actor admitted things wouldn’t be the same without just one of the main characters.
“I don’t think I could have performed in the way I wanted to, or would want to, if we did continue. I was done myself, I think. I didn’t really know how to serve the character or the great writing anymore,” he explained. “But none of us — the actors, writers — were comfortable with doing the show without one of us. And we absolutely would not continue on without Jim.”
Fans are still hoping for a reboot of sorts to take place down the road. But at the moment, there isn’t any chatter related to it.
Source: NewsFinale
